Meaning
見届ける (みとどける, mitodokeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “make sure; see with one's own eyes”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
母は 祖父の 最期を 見届けた
My mother watched over my grandfather's deathbed.
それを見届けると女はカギを掛け、男の方に振り返った。
The woman bolted the door and turned round.
ピーターが卵をどうするかを見届けるためだったのでした。
it was to see what he did with her eggs.
彼は,同社の社員が避難するのを見届けるためにアルジェリアに行っていた。
He had gone to Algeria to oversee the evacuation of his company's workers.
後深草はこれを見届けると正応3年(1290年)に出家(48歳)し、治天の政務も伏見に譲って引退した。
After witnessing this, Gofukakusa retired and became a priest in 1290 (aged 48), also yielding the job of Chiten to Fushimi.
申請者である危篤の当主(判元)の生存を見届けるとともに、願書に不審な点が無いかを確認するために行われる。
It was performed to confirm whether the family head (Hanmoto) who was in critical condition was still alive, and to check if there were anything questionable about the application.
特に9600形は、引退してゆく後続形式を尻目に日本の蒸気機関車の終焉を見届けるほどの長命を保つことになった。
Particularly the 9600-type was used for the longest time of all other subsequent types of steam locomotives and existed long enough to see the end of Japan-made steam locomotives.
なお漫画「あさきゆめみし」では、「雲隠」に相当するオリジナルエピソードとして、出家した源氏の死を見届ける姿が描かれた。
In the illustrated comic 'Asakiyumemishi' ("The Tale of Genji seen in a Shallow Dream"), there is a scene that describes where she is beside Genji at his death, after he had become a Buddhist monk, in an original episode equivalent to 'Kumogakure' (Vanished behind the Clouds).
西郷の死を見届けると、残余の将士は岩崎口に進撃を続け、私学校の一角にあった塁に籠もって戦ったのち、自刃、刺し違え、あるいは戦死した。
After witnessing Saigo's death, the remaining officers and soldiers continued their advance on Iwasaki-guchi and held up in a fort attached to the Shigakko until they committed suicide, killed one another or were killed in battle.
後に中国の唐代に活躍した道宣は、インド以来の伝承に基づいて『四分律行事鈔』を選述し、その中で胆病送終(病人を看病し、その最期を見届けること)について論じた。
Daoxuan, who later played an active role in the period of the Tang Dynasty of China, wrote "Shibunritsu Gyojisho" (the "Ceremonies" Section of the Four-fold Vinaya) based on tradition handed down from India and therein discussed nursing the sick and seeing him or her through to the end.
松坂時代、日野から多くの商人や職人を引き連れて松坂の街づくりを推進したが、会津転封により完成を見届けることは出来ず、あとに入ってきた服部一忠、古田重勝に引き継がれた。
During the Matsuzaka era, Ujisato brought many merchants and tradespersons from Hino to help build the town, but was transferred out of Aizu before the work was completed and the subsequently assigned Kazutada HATTORI and Shigekatsu FURUTA were left to carry on the work.